Sourp Khatch Church of Akhtamar Gets Its Cross
VAN (A.W.)–According to Turkish sources, work began on Oct. 1 to mount the cross on top of Sourp Khatch Church on the island of Akhtamar. During the mounting of the cross, the island will be […]
VAN (A.W.)–According to Turkish sources, work began on Oct. 1 to mount the cross on top of Sourp Khatch Church on the island of Akhtamar. During the mounting of the cross, the island will be […]
On Oct. 1, Turkish sources reported that hundreds of Turkish nationalists held Friday prayers–namaz–at the Holy Virgin Cathedral in Ani. Devlet Bahceli, the head of the conservative Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), along with other party […]
On Sept. 11, a clip surfaced on YouTube showing two men in Armenian Army uniforms being subjected to mistreatment at the hands of a heavy set, bald, and shirtless man in military trousers. Public outrage […]
ANTALYA, Turkey (A.W.)—Armenian weightlifter Tigran Martirosian won the gold medal in the men’s 77 kg. at the World Weightlifting Championship, held in Antalya. On Sept. 23, Martirosian lifted a total of 373 kg., having successfully […]
‘Gadoo the Cat; An Armenian Folk Tale’ By Susan Kadian Gopigian Illustrated by Susan Collier Bolt Bloomfield Hills, Mich.: Shoushan Books, 2008: 37 pp. Distributed by Wayne State University Press For more than 50 years, […]
Book of the Week: The Pen and the Sword: Conversations with Edward Said By David Barsamian Chicago, Illinois: Haymarket Books, 2010: 172 pp. Seven years after Edward Said’s death, we have the chance to reacquaint […]
‘The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and his Mysterious Disappearance’ By David V. Herlihy Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010: 326 pp. Price: $26, hardcover Once a competitive high-wheel racer, Pittsburgher […]
BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)–On Sept. 9, the Armenian Heritage Park’s groundbreaking ceremony took place on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway’s Parcel 13, near Boston’s Faneuil Hall, and drew a crowd of about 1,000 people. State Representative […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—In early September, renowned French actor, director, and producer Gerard Depardieu visited Armenia, where he received a film prize, met President Sarkisian, visited the Dzidzernagapert Armenian Genocide Memorial, and talked about playing in a […]
Turkish-Armenian entrepreneur and scholar Sevan Nisanyan is appealing to the European Court for Human Rights to stop the demolition order on his hotels. Nisanyan told the Armenian Weekly in an email that he is “now […]
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